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California Tour
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Tour Description
If you think California might be in your future, then this is the tour for you! Starting in San Francisco and finishing in Los Angeles, this 9-day program includes visits to a range of the most popular university destinations selected every year by thousands of successful international school students. Participants will see a wide range of colleges so that by the end of the program, they will have experienced colleges of different sizes, selectivity, and “feel”. Along the way, students will receive advice directly from admissions officers, current college students, and TS College Tours counselors. As a well-deserved break from mapping out their futures, participants will enjoy a day of fun and excitement at Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park before visiting the final colleges on the itinerary. This popular tour combines discovery, fun, and essential information about preparing college applications.
Colleges/Universities you will visit:
UC Berkeley, Stanford University, Santa Clara University, UC Santa Barbara, Loyola Marymount University, UCLA, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Chapman University, UC San Diego, University of San Diego, UC San Diego, and the University of Southern California.
Includes all transportation (excluding flights to/from San Francisco/Los Angeles
- Cost: $ 2,995 USD
- Duration: 8 days/7 nights
- Max Enrollment: 26
- Date: Oct 26th – Nov 5th, 2024
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Tour Itinerary
Daily schedule
Day 1 | Thu | Oct 26th | Evening | Arrive San Francisco ~ 8pm Transport to hotel/Check in Accommodations in SanFran |
Day 2 | Fri | Oct 27th | AM
PM | Breakfast @ hotel Choice: UC Berkeley or University of San Francisco Lunch at college
Choice: Accommodations in SanFran |
Day 3 | Sat | Oct 28th | All Day | Explore San Francisco! Visit Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge walk, Alcatraz Travel to Santa Cruz Free Time in hotel Accommodations in Santa Cruz |
Day 3 | Sun | Oct 29th | AM
PM | Breakfast @ hotel UC Santa Cruz Travel to San Luis Obispo
UC San Luis Obispo dinner Travel to San Lius Obispo/Dinner en route |
Day 4 | Mon | Oct 30th | AM
PM | Breakfast @ hotel UC Santa Barbara Lunch @ UC Santa Barbara
Pepperdine University Travel to LA/Dinner en route Accommodations in LA |
Day 5 | Tue | Oct 31st | AM
PM | Breakfast @ hotel University of Southern California Lunch @ USC
UCLA |
Day 6 | Wed | Nov 1st | AM
PM | Breakfast @ hotel Choose two of: Claremont McKenna, Pomona, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Scripps Lunch @ 5Cs
Chapman University Dinner Accommodations |
Day 7 | Thu | Nov 2nd | AM
PM | Breakfast @ hotel UC San Diego Lunch @ Santa Monica Pier
UC Irvine |
Day 8 | Fri | Nov 3rd | AM
PM | Breakfast @ hotel Pepperdine University Check in
Explore LA! |
Day 9 | Sat | Nov 4th | AM | Breakfast @ hotel Travel to airport Check in |
*Early Arrival and Pickup the evening before is available for an additional surcharge. Please contact enquiries@tscollegetours.com for more information. |
Past Participant's Comments
Our success stories
"Everything was JUST PERFECT, our peers, the tours, the colleges, the meals, the counselors…….Absolutely everything!!!!"
Lucas Barros
Northeast College Tour Participant
School of the Nations, Brazil
"We want to thank you Trevor and your group for this fantastic experience. Mateo learned a lot from this trip. It was an EXCELLENT CHOICE!"
Jaime Villegas
Parent of Northeast Tour Participant
Singapore American School, Singapore
"The tour was overall excellent. It was well run and well balanced between looking at campuses and having a bit of fun."
Alison Birch
Parent of California Tour Participant
American School in Japan, Japan